Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-03-12
A Man and Woman Starved TO Death
and Their Bodies Retained.
ALL BROOKLYN IN MOURNING OVER
THE DEATH OF sEE:EER.
A Deadly ARRAY B.twe:n Two Ne, and
Their Five Sons.
the TRIBUNE ESTIMATES BeEcHER's EARN.
INGs AT A MILLION DOLLARS.
Negotiations Between Garrett and the
Terminal Company Fallen Through.
ESPECIAL TO THE sKsTINEL.l
A Shocking State of Affairs,

The Denmead family have for years
furnished gossip for the people OF New
Brunswick. Eccentric and wealthy,
yet living in squalor in a wretched
howell underground they have furn-
ished material for many newspaper
stories. For the past two months ru-
mors relating to the condition of Mrs.
Denmead have been flying about. 1t
being utterly impossible to ecure an
entrance to the howell, owing to the
fierce conduct of Samuel Denmead, no
one solved the mystery until to-day.
The theory that Mrs. Denmead was
dead gained currency for two reasons,
because she had not been seen for
over two months, and because her
| husband Samuel had recently ordered
| coffins by wholesale from a local car
| penter. 4 warrant for the arrest Of
Denmead was issued this afternoon
| upon the complaint of Mrs. Brundage
of Piscataway, and Chief of Police
| Towiatt, accompanied by officers, pro-
ceeded to the howell. On reaching the
| door they were confronted by John
Denmead, one of the brothers, who at
tempted to prevent their entrance,
but was overpowered. AS the door
opened a frightful stencil assailed the
nostrils OF the party. John Denmead
seeing that resistance was useless, pro-
cured a light and led the way into a
rear room, where upon a bed lay the
dead bodies of Cornelia and Robert
Denmead. Her body was decomposed.
When asked why the fact of his re-
latives death had not been made
known, John Denmead said: "We
were afraid they would be taken away
from u.s." Officers were placed on
guard at the howell, and John and
Samuel Denmead were taken into
custody. A Coroner's jury has been
empanelled to determine the cause OF
the death of the Denmead's. John
says s'they both died five weeks ago,
and that he wanted to have them
buried and out OF the way, but Samuel
would not listen to it." The bodies
have been removed by County Physi-
clan Rice. When Samuel was taken
into the wash-room OF the Jail, to be
given a bath, he fought like a tiger.
The Coroner's jury will meet Monday.
The result Of the post mortem ex-
animation on the bodies of Robert and
Cornelia Denmead, showed that the
woman's lungs were in a normal con-
dition. and that her death was not
caused bv pneumonia. Her stomach
showed that the woman was starved
to death. Mrs. Denmead had been
dead for at least two months. Robert
Denmead's body was gaunt and
shriveled, the lungs and heart were
decomposed, and the stomach and
intestines were empty. His death
was also caused by starvation. The
stomach will be examined for traces OF
poison.
Mourning for Beecler.
New YORK. March 10.-All Brook
lyn was in mourning to-day over the
death of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher.
The public Offices were closed and bus
mess entirely suspended, and memoir
ial services were held in a large num-
Der of churches in the vicinity OF Ply
mouth Church. Members of Plymouth
Company G, Thirteenth Regiment, OF
which Beecher was Chaplain, were
| stationed at the doors OF the church
and no one was allowed to enter with
| out a ticket. While the vast crowd of
people were gathered outside the
| church, the lady members OF the con-
| gregation were working within. The
| whole interior was turned into a perfect
| flower garden, and the fragrant per-
fume of roses pervaded the air. The
facade OF the gallery was covered with
ported plants. The pulpit was loaded
| down with flowers and floral emblems,
sent by friends and different organiza-
tons. The casket was placed on a
~Catafalque of white roses, white car
nations and smilax directly in front of
the reading desk. Nota vestige of the
black covering of the casket could be
seen. There was nothing to indicate
the presence OF death except the still
ness which pervaded the andthe
hushed conversation OF the workers. |
1t was nearly 10 o'clock before the
doors were thrown open to those who
had been waiting without for nearly
three hours. The first four seats on
the right Of the center aisle were re-
served for the relatives ofthe deceased. |
Beecher's family were not present, and
the family pew was filed with flowers.
Mrs. Beecher was in the church for a
few minutes before the doors were
opened, and went away with her sons
before the crowd entered.
Fafiure OF "a wheat Dealer.
CHICAGO, March 1.-THE failure of
p. Hcughton, a free dealer in
wheat, was announced on Change